Car crash into Planet Fitness kills man working out at Elizabeth gym

🚨 A man was working out at Planet Fitness when a car crashed through the front

🚨 The building has been closed by the city construction official

🚨 An investigation into the crash is ongoing

UPDATE: Video shows deadly aftermath

ELIZABETH — A man working out inside a Planet Fitness was killed Tuesday afternoon when a car crashed through the front wall.

Police spokeswoman Ruby Contreras says a 69-year-old woman drove through the front of the gym between Newark and Pennsylvania avenues around 12:20 p.m. A 72-year-old man near the front window died from injuries resulting from the crash. A 59-year-old man on a treadmill sustained cuts and abrasions.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, according Contreras.

Authorities did not release the names of anyone involved in the crash.

The gym has been closed by the city construction official until further notice.

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Four people hospitalized, report says

RLS Metro Breaking News reported that a total of four people were inside the gym at the time of the crash. All were taken to a hospital.

In another incident on Aug. 17, an 82-year-old woman hit two people when she lost control of her vehicle in the parking lot of Sam's Club in Pleasantville while backing out of a parking space. Linda Neely, of Margate, drove backwards in front of the store, nicked the corner of the store and went down an embankment where she came to a stop.

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